The Hindu Editorial (Stop the war) – Oct 30, 2018

While Saudi Arabia is struggling to salvage its image in the aftermath of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside its consulate in Istanbul, another human rights crisis triggered by its actions confronts the kingdom. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Stop the war) – Oct 30, 2018.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Stop the war) – Oct 30, 2018:

1. famine (noun) – scarcity of food, food shortages; paucity/poverty.
2. cease (verb) – come to an end, stop, terminate.
3. humanitarian crisis (noun) – it is also called as humanitarian disaster; a situation with high levels of human suffering in which basic human welfare is in danger on a large scale.
4. salvage (verb) – rescue, recover, retrieve.
5. aftermath (noun) – consequence, result/outcome, repercussion.
6. the consulate (noun) – embassy; the building where a consul lives and works.
7. wage (verb) – engage in, carry on, conduct.
8. free run (noun) – a state or condition without any constraints/restrictions.
9. mounting (adjective) – increasing, growing, intensifying.
10. evade (verb) – elude, avoid, dodge.
11. hostility (noun) – opposition, aversion, resentment.
12. progressively (adverb) – steadily, gradually, in step by step manner.
13. proxy (noun) –  representative figure for something (original).
14. backyard (noun) – the territory/area close to a particular country.
15. for the sake of it (phrase) – purpose, reason, cause.
16. legitimacy (noun) – reasonableness, justification, validity.
17. bloody (adjective) – vicious, cruel, savage.
18. stalemate (noun) – deadlock, impasse, standstill/stand-off.
19. blockade (noun) – barricade, barrier (obstruction of supply of essential goods and others to an area).
20. scarcity (noun) – shortage, undersupply, insufficiency.
21. outbreak (noun) – sudden appearance/occurrence. outburst, epidemic.
22. deter (verb) – prevent, stop, avert/fend off.
23. pound (verb) – strike, hit; beat/conquer.
24. heed (verb) – pay attention to, take into account, consider.

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